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Group of foreign Rotarian restoring eyesight in remote villages of Nepal

Kathmandu / Feb 20: A group of visiting members of Rotary Club from Australia has been helping in restoring eye sight in Nepal. The ten-member group comprises seven from Tasmania and one each from New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia. Besides its engagement in eye care, this group has been involved in projects […]


Mahalaxmi Municipality to set up South Asia’s first FSM plant

Lalitpur / Feb 18: The Mahalaxmi Municipality is to construct a faecal sludge management (FSM) plant at local Lamatar. This plant would be as per the ISO 24521 Guidelines on FSM and the first of its kind in the whole of South Asia. The plant is going to be constructed with the joint initiatives and […]


Ambassador of Pakistan scholarship distributed to 500 students

Kathmandu / Feb 15 : Chairman of National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina gave away ‘Ambassador of Pakistan Scholarships’ to 500 Nepali students. The scholarships amounting to NRs. 10,000 each were awarded by the Pakistan Embassy at the 8th Annual Ambassador of Pakistan Scholarship programme. Besides scholarships Samir KC from Pashupati Secondary School, Parbat was awarded […]


Nepal and WB sign extra credit for housing

Kathmandu / Feb. 6: The World Bank has approved additional credit of US$ 200 million (approximately Rs. 22.82 billion) for the implementation of the Earthquake Housing Reconstruction Project (EHRP) in Nepal. An agreement to this effect was signed here Thursday. Shreekrishna Nepal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Faris H. Hadad-Zervos, World Bank Country Manager […]


Japan extends financial support to execute DDR Strengthening Project in Chitwan

Kathmandu / Feb 5: Japan has extended a financial assistance of USD 442,839 to SHAPLA NEER – Citizens’ Committee in Japan for Overseas Support – under the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects Schemes. Shapla Neer, an international NGO based in Japan, will work with a Nepali partner NGO, Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN), to implement […]


Parents’ income rise found contributing to their children’s schooling

Kathmandu / Jan 31: The enrollment rate of children who were out of school has increased significantly after the implementation of the Partnership for Equity and Access in Kapilbastu (PEAK) programme in two rural municipalities of Kapilbastu district. The PEAK Action is funded by the European Union and implemented by WeWorld-GVC in partnership with Siddhartha […]


RERL project covers 400 thousand for clean energy in five years

Lalitpur / Jan 28: Over 400 thousand people of around 90 thousand households have their access to advanced and clean energy through the Renewable Energy for Rural Livelihood (RERL) project in a period of five years. The Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC) in the financial assistance of the United Nations Development Programme and Global Environment […]


China ready to support BP Koirala Cancer Hospital: Ambassador Hou

Chitwan / Jan 14: Chinese ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi has committed to support the health sector in Nepal. Speaking in a programme organized at BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital here today, ambassador Hou expressed China’s willingness to support in upgrading and advancing the hospital. She added that the Chinese government was happy to continuing […]


Abu Dhabi Fund for Development announces USD 10 million assistance to help generate electricity from waste

Kathmandu / Jan 12: The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has announced that it will provide USD 10 million assistance to Nepal to help generate electricity from the waste. The announcement was made at the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Sunday. Leading a Nepali delegation, […]


Embassies Promoting VNY2020 Campaign

Kathmandu / Jan 2: US ambassador to Nepal, Randy Berry, through his tweet today announced that Embassy of the United States in Nepal would be promoting the Visit Nepal Year 2020 (VNY2020) campaign for one month. Posting his pictures taken in various places of Nepal, ambassador Berry said, “The embassy, with the use of social […]




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